Possible circular locking dependency (3.3-rc2)
Grant Likely
grant.likely at secretlab.ca
Wed Feb 15 15:09:10 EST 2012
Felipe, can you confirm whether or not Ming's patch below solves your
problem?
g.
On Mon, Feb 13, 2012 at 10:53:20PM +0800, Ming Lei wrote:
> Hi,
>
> On Wed, Feb 8, 2012 at 8:41 PM, Felipe Balbi <balbi at ti.com> wrote:
> > Hi guys,
> >
> > I have just triggered the folllowing:
> >
> > [ 84.860321] ======================================================
> > [ 84.860321] [ INFO: possible circular locking dependency detected ]
> > [ 84.860321] 3.3.0-rc2-00026-ge4e8a39 #474 Not tainted
> > [ 84.860321] -------------------------------------------------------
> > [ 84.860321] bash/949 is trying to acquire lock:
> > [ 84.860321] (sysfs_lock){+.+.+.}, at: [<c0275358>] gpio_value_store+0x24/0xcc
> > [ 84.860321]
> > [ 84.860321] but task is already holding lock:
> > [ 84.860321] (s_active#22){++++.+}, at: [<c016996c>] sysfs_write_file+0xdc/0x184
> > [ 84.911468]
> > [ 84.911468] which lock already depends on the new lock.
> > [ 84.911468]
> > [ 84.920043]
> > [ 84.920043] the existing dependency chain (in reverse order) is:
> > [ 84.920043]
> > [ 84.927886] -> #1 (s_active#22){++++.+}:
> > [ 84.927886] [<c008f640>] check_prevs_add+0xdc/0x150
> > [ 84.927886] [<c008fc18>] validate_chain.clone.24+0x564/0x694
> > [ 84.927886] [<c0090cdc>] __lock_acquire+0x49c/0x980
> > [ 84.951660] [<c0091838>] lock_acquire+0x98/0x100
> > [ 84.951660] [<c016a8e8>] sysfs_deactivate+0xb0/0x100
> > [ 84.962982] [<c016b1b4>] sysfs_addrm_finish+0x2c/0x6c
> > [ 84.962982] [<c016b8bc>] sysfs_remove_dir+0x84/0x98
> > [ 84.962982] [<c02590d8>] kobject_del+0x10/0x78
> > [ 84.974670] [<c02c29e8>] device_del+0x140/0x170
> > [ 84.974670] [<c02c2a24>] device_unregister+0xc/0x18
> > [ 84.985382] [<c0276894>] gpio_unexport+0xbc/0xdc
> > [ 84.985382] [<c02768c8>] gpio_free+0x14/0xfc
> > [ 85.001708] [<c0276a28>] unexport_store+0x78/0x8c
> > [ 85.001708] [<c02c5af8>] class_attr_store+0x18/0x24
> > [ 85.007293] [<c0169990>] sysfs_write_file+0x100/0x184
> > [ 85.018981] [<c0109d48>] vfs_write+0xb4/0x148
> > [ 85.018981] [<c0109fd0>] sys_write+0x40/0x70
> > [ 85.018981] [<c0013cc0>] ret_fast_syscall+0x0/0x3c
> > [ 85.035003]
> > [ 85.035003] -> #0 (sysfs_lock){+.+.+.}:
> > [ 85.035003] [<c008f54c>] check_prev_add+0x680/0x698
> > [ 85.035003] [<c008f640>] check_prevs_add+0xdc/0x150
> > [ 85.052093] [<c008fc18>] validate_chain.clone.24+0x564/0x694
> > [ 85.052093] [<c0090cdc>] __lock_acquire+0x49c/0x980
> > [ 85.052093] [<c0091838>] lock_acquire+0x98/0x100
> > [ 85.069885] [<c047e280>] mutex_lock_nested+0x3c/0x2f4
> > [ 85.069885] [<c0275358>] gpio_value_store+0x24/0xcc
> > [ 85.069885] [<c02c18dc>] dev_attr_store+0x18/0x24
> > [ 85.087158] [<c0169990>] sysfs_write_file+0x100/0x184
> > [ 85.087158] [<c0109d48>] vfs_write+0xb4/0x148
> > [ 85.098297] [<c0109fd0>] sys_write+0x40/0x70
> > [ 85.098297] [<c0013cc0>] ret_fast_syscall+0x0/0x3c
> > [ 85.109069]
> > [ 85.109069] other info that might help us debug this:
> > [ 85.109069]
> > [ 85.117462] Possible unsafe locking scenario:
> > [ 85.117462]
> > [ 85.117462] CPU0 CPU1
> > [ 85.128417] ---- ----
> > [ 85.128417] lock(s_active#22);
> > [ 85.128417] lock(sysfs_lock);
> > [ 85.128417] lock(s_active#22);
> > [ 85.142486] lock(sysfs_lock);
> > [ 85.151794]
> > [ 85.151794] *** DEADLOCK ***
> > [ 85.151794]
> > [ 85.151794] 2 locks held by bash/949:
> > [ 85.158020] #0: (&buffer->mutex){+.+.+.}, at: [<c01698b8>] sysfs_write_file+0x28/0x184
> > [ 85.170349] #1: (s_active#22){++++.+}, at: [<c016996c>] sysfs_write_file+0xdc/0x184
> > [ 85.170349]
> > [ 85.178588] stack backtrace:
> > [ 85.178588] [<c001b824>] (unwind_backtrace+0x0/0xf0) from [<c008de64>] (print_circular_bug+0x100/0x114)
> > [ 85.193023] [<c008de64>] (print_circular_bug+0x100/0x114) from [<c008f54c>] (check_prev_add+0x680/0x698)
> > [ 85.193023] [<c008f54c>] (check_prev_add+0x680/0x698) from [<c008f640>] (check_prevs_add+0xdc/0x150)
> > [ 85.212524] [<c008f640>] (check_prevs_add+0xdc/0x150) from [<c008fc18>] (validate_chain.clone.24+0x564/0x694)
> > [ 85.212524] [<c008fc18>] (validate_chain.clone.24+0x564/0x694) from [<c0090cdc>] (__lock_acquire+0x49c/0x980)
> > [ 85.233306] [<c0090cdc>] (__lock_acquire+0x49c/0x980) from [<c0091838>] (lock_acquire+0x98/0x100)
> > [ 85.233306] [<c0091838>] (lock_acquire+0x98/0x100) from [<c047e280>] (mutex_lock_nested+0x3c/0x2f4)
> > [ 85.242614] [<c047e280>] (mutex_lock_nested+0x3c/0x2f4) from [<c0275358>] (gpio_value_store+0x24/0xcc)
> > [ 85.261840] [<c0275358>] (gpio_value_store+0x24/0xcc) from [<c02c18dc>] (dev_attr_store+0x18/0x24)
> > [ 85.261840] [<c02c18dc>] (dev_attr_store+0x18/0x24) from [<c0169990>] (sysfs_write_file+0x100/0x184)
> > [ 85.271240] [<c0169990>] (sysfs_write_file+0x100/0x184) from [<c0109d48>] (vfs_write+0xb4/0x148)
> > [ 85.290008] [<c0109d48>] (vfs_write+0xb4/0x148) from [<c0109fd0>] (sys_write+0x40/0x70)
> > [ 85.298400] [<c0109fd0>] (sys_write+0x40/0x70) from [<c0013cc0>] (ret_fast_syscall+0x0/0x3c)
> > -bash: echo: write error: Operation not permitted
> >
> > the way to trigger is:
> >
> >
> > root at legolas:~# cd /sys/class/gpio/
> > root at legolas:/sys/class/gpio# echo 2 > export
> > root at legolas:/sys/class/gpio# echo 2 > unexport
> > root at legolas:/sys/class/gpio# echo 2 > export
> > root at legolas:/sys/class/gpio# cd gpio2/
> > root at legolas:/sys/class/gpio/gpio2# echo 1 > value
>
> Looks 'sysfs_lock' needn't to be held for unregister, so the patch below may
> fix the problem.
>
> diff --git a/drivers/gpio/gpiolib.c b/drivers/gpio/gpiolib.c
> index 17fdf4b..d773540 100644
> --- a/drivers/gpio/gpiolib.c
> +++ b/drivers/gpio/gpiolib.c
> @@ -873,6 +873,7 @@ void gpio_unexport(unsigned gpio)
> {
> struct gpio_desc *desc;
> int status = 0;
> + struct device *dev = NULL;
>
> if (!gpio_is_valid(gpio)) {
> status = -EINVAL;
> @@ -884,19 +885,20 @@ void gpio_unexport(unsigned gpio)
> desc = &gpio_desc[gpio];
>
> if (test_bit(FLAG_EXPORT, &desc->flags)) {
> - struct device *dev = NULL;
>
> dev = class_find_device(&gpio_class, NULL, desc, match_export);
> if (dev) {
> gpio_setup_irq(desc, dev, 0);
> clear_bit(FLAG_EXPORT, &desc->flags);
> - put_device(dev);
> - device_unregister(dev);
> } else
> status = -ENODEV;
> }
>
> mutex_unlock(&sysfs_lock);
> + if (dev) {
> + device_unregister(dev);
> + put_device(dev);
> + }
> done:
> if (status)
> pr_debug("%s: gpio%d status %d\n", __func__, gpio, status);
>
>
> thanks,
> --
> Ming Lei
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